Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Uruguay
Uruguay: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Uruguay, 2012–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Uruguay stood at 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Uruguay peaked at 0.5463 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0607 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 21st of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3715 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0.3086 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.246 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3064 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1221 homicides per 100,000 population | -60.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0609 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1822 homicides per 100,000 population | +199.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5463 homicides per 100,000 population | +199.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0607 homicides per 100,000 population | -88.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2428 homicides per 100,000 population | +300.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4257 homicides per 100,000 population | +75.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population | -71.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.268 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0609 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5463 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2127 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0607 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4257 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 18 Panama 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Argentina 0.1682 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Moldova 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 New Zealand 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Finland 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Hungary 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Uruguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 126 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 126 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Uruguay?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Uruguay was 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5463 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0607 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Uruguay ranks 21st out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.